Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Five Hundred

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 124
Fatal crashes: 124
Deaths inside: 100
Other deaths: 40

Between 2020 and 2024, 124 vehicles described as Ford Five Hundred were involved in 124 fatal crashes in the United States. 100 people died inside these vehicles and 40 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	32
2021	32
2022	25
2023	17
2024	18

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

71%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 45%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	27	10
2021	20	15
2022	25	4
2023	14	7
2024	14	4

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.7 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Five Hundred	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	27.4%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.6%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	43.5%	45.5%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	96
Cloudy	12
Rain	12
Snow	2
Severe Crosswinds	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	70
Dark - Not Lighted	31
Dark - Lighted	20
Dawn	1
Dusk	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Florida	11
Texas	11
Michigan	8
North Carolina	8
Missouri	7
Georgia	7
Ohio	7
Tennessee	6
California	6
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Five Hundred by model year

2007 36 crashes
2006 38 crashes
2005 49 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 24, 2020	Harrison County, Indiana	SR-135	3
Sep 18, 2020	Catawba County, North Carolina	SSR-1002 OLD SHELBY RD	1
Sep 14, 2020	Yolo County, California	OLD RIVER RD	1
Sep 2, 2020	St. Johns County, Florida	US-1	1
Aug 16, 2020	Tyler County, Texas	US-190	1
Aug 9, 2020	Bonner County, Idaho	SR-200	3
Aug 2, 2020	Milford, Kent County, Delaware	US-113	1
Jul 28, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	JEFFRIES FWY	1
Jul 18, 2020	Brunswick, Rensselaer County, New York	SR-142 GRANGE RD	1
Jul 17, 2020	Evans County, Georgia	SR-250	2
Jul 15, 2020	Citrus County, Florida	CR-491	1
Jun 25, 2020	Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-99 DIXIE DR	1
Jun 19, 2020	LaPorte County, Indiana	CR-400N	1
Jun 8, 2020	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	US-90	1
Jun 6, 2020	Orange County, Florida	MOSS PARK RD	1
Jun 1, 2020	Miller County, Missouri	SR-MM	1
May 24, 2020	Maricopa County, Arizona	AGUA CALIENTE RD	1
May 23, 2020	Redford Township, Wayne County, Michigan	I-96 SERVICE DR SCHOOLCRAFT RD	1
Apr 19, 2020	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Hamilton Ave	1
Mar 7, 2020	Linn County, Iowa	US-151/AMANA RD	1
Feb 5, 2020	Granite County, Montana	I-90 W	1
Jan 15, 2020	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina	SR-59 HOPE MILLS RD	1
Jan 3, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	N WATKINS ST	1
Jan 2, 2020	Jefferson County, Illinois	CR-13 CR-500 BONNIE RD	1

Compare Ford Five Hundred with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.